17/09/2021
All legal aspects surrounding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Colombia. Prepared in association with Cavelier Abogados, a leading law firm in Colombia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Colombia, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Yes, cannabinoid drugs are authorized in Colombia. However, they are subject to government control and to a specific regulatory framework. 2. What are the regulatory authorities…
08/09/2021
All legal aspects surrounding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Portugal. Prepared in association with Cuatrecasas, a leading Iberian law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Portugal, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? The placing in the Portuguese market of products or substances based on cannabinoid drugs for medicinal purposes is subject to a specific authorization from Infarmed – National Authority on…
30/08/2021
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis & opioid drugs in India – a comprehensive legal overview. Prepared in association with Fangda Partners, one of China’s most prestigious and well-regarded law firms. This is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: China, which can be purchased here for GBP 99. CANNABINOID DRUGS 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoid Drugs are not authorized in China. 2. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over Cannabinoid Drugs? N/A 3. Is there a…
29/07/2021
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Czech Republic – a legal guide. Prepared in association with PRK Partners, a leading law firm in Czech Republic, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Czech Republic, available to purchase here for GBP 99. CANNABINOID DRUGS 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoid Drugs, i.e. drugs containing active compounds of cannabis, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD), can be authorized in the Czech Republic under the…
15/07/2021
Key legal info on cannabinoids in Swiss Pharma. Prepared in association with Wenger Plattner, a leading law firm in Switzerland, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Switzerland, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? In principle, the cultivation, introduction, production and placing on the market of narcotics containing an effective concentration of Cannabinoid Drugs are not permitted (art. 8 para. 1 lit. d of the Narcotics…
10/07/2021
All legal aspects surrounding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Russia. Prepared in association with Lidings, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoid Drugs are regarded as narcotic drugs of ‘List I’ which circulation within the Russian Federation is prohibited. Cannabinoid Drugs might be imported for scientific and expertise purposes only.…
20/04/2021
All legal aspects surrounding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Poland. Prepared in association with DLA Piper, a leading law firm in Poland, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Poland, available to purchase here for GBP 75. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? In general, hemp herb other than fibre, containing more than 0.20% of the sum of delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Tetrahydrocannabinoleic acid (delta-9-THC-carboxylic acid) is not authorised in Poland. However,…
30/05/2020
The legal framework for cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Venezuelan Pharma. Prepared in association with Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque (HPCD), a leading law firm in Venezuela, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook:Venezuela, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? No. 2. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over Cannabinoid Drugs? The National Unique Registry of Chemicals Operators. Meanwhile, they are…
26/05/2020
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Singaporean Pharma – a legal guide. Prepared in association with Drew & Napier LLC, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Singapore, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? In general, Cannabinoid Drugs are not authorised in Singapore. The Misuse of Drugs Act (Chapter 185) of Singapore (“MDA”) prescribes that it shall be an offence to traffic, manufacture, import or export,…
14/03/2020
All about cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Brazil. Prepared in association with Trench, Rossi e Watanabe one of Brazil’s most prestigious law firms, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Brazil, which can be purchased for GBP 75, here. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? The National Health Surveillance Agency (“ANVISA”) recently approved (on December 11, 2019) the Resolution RDC No. 327/19 defining the procedure for granting the Sanitary Authorization for manufacturing and…
31/01/2020
Keen to learn more about cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Japan? Read on! Prepared in association with Nishimura & Asahi, a leading law firm in Japan, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Japan, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? No. In Japan, usage of cannabis (all kinds) is severely restricted by two acts. The first is the Cannabis Control Act, under which “Cannabis” is…
Want to know more about cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Germany? Read on! Prepared in association with Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Germany, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? There is no uniform answer to this question. In Germany, some Cannabinoid Drugs are subject to restrictions under the Narcotic Drugs Act (“BtMG”)…
23/01/2020
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis & opioid drugs in India – a comprehensive legal overview. Prepared in association with Nishith Desai & Associates, a leading law firm in India, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: India, available to purchase here for GBP 75. CANNABINOID DRUGS Global Comment: For the purpose of this chapter, we will assume that Cannabinoid Drugs are preparations made out of extract or tincture of Cannabis. If a drug contains cannabinoids which have been…
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Egypt – an overview. Prepared in association with Youssry Saleh Law Firm, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Egypt, available to purchase here for GBP 75. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? No, Cannabinoid Drugs are not authorized in Egypt, however, they are regulated by Law No. 182 of the year 1960 concerning combating drugs and regulating their use…
19/01/2020
Key legal info on cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Algeria. Prepared in association with SAARPE Association, a leading law firm in Algeria, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Algeria, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoid drugs, i.e. drug products as defined in Article 208 of Health Law No 18-11, dated of 2 July 2018, where the active substance is cannabinoids, can…
09/11/2019
The low-down on the situation regarding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Thailand. Prepared in association with Tilleke & Gibbins, a leading law firm in Thailand, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Thailand, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? For the purpose of this chapter, cannabinoid drugs are drugs containing a cannabinoid, which may be extracted and purified from a cannabis plant or synthesized by other…
07/11/2019
Key legal info on cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Nigeria. Prepared in association with Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a leading law firm in Nigeria, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Nigeria, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Generally, in Nigeria, it is an offence to manufacture, sell, possess, import, export or otherwise deal in cannabinoid drugs without an appropriate license. Cannabinoid drugs may however be used…
05/11/2019
Key legal info on cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Argentina. Prepared in association with Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Argentina, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? The usage of Cannabinoid Drugs in Argentina is only authorized for medicinal purposes (medicinal cannabis). Please see Questions 12 to 14 of this Chapter for further information about…
08/10/2019
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Malaysia – a comprehensive legal overview. Prepared in association with Skrine, a leading law firm in Malaysia, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Malaysia, available to purchase here for USD 99. CANNABINOID DRUGS 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? The Malaysian regulatory authority does not authorise the use or sale of any specific drug per se, i.e. cannabinoid drugs, rather it regulates the registration of products which may…
18/07/2019
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Spain – a legal guide. Prepared in association with Faus & Moliner Abogados, a leading law firm in Spain, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Spain, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs For the purposes of this topic shall mean any industrially produced medicinal product which contains cannabinoids. 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoid Drugs may be authorized in Spain on the basis of…
17/07/2019
An intro to the legal situation for cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Denmark. Prepared in association with Gorrissen Federspiel, a leading law firm in Denmark, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Denmark, available to purchase here for GBP 75. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoid drugs, i.e. medicinal products where the active substance is cannabinoids, can be authorised in Denmark in accordance with the rules on development, manufacture and marketing…
09/07/2019
The legal framework for cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Ukraine. Prepared in association with Sayenko Kharenko, a leading law firm in Ukraine, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Ukraine, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Ukrainian legislation, namely Resolution No.770 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (the ‘CMU’) dated 6 May 2000, establishes the ‘List of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors’…
08/07/2019
Key legal info on cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Greece. Prepared in association with Osterling Abogados, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Peru, available to purchase here for GBP 75. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? In our country, Cannabinoid Drugs are only allowed in the form of Medical Cannabis, for informed use, research, production, import and trade for medicinal and therapeutic purposes, as it…
02/07/2019
All legal aspects surrounding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Slovakia. Prepared in association with PRK Partners, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Slovakia, available to purchase here for GBP 75. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Yes. In our understanding, Cannabinoid Drugs are medicinal drugs containing active compounds of cannabis (such as THC and CBD) as opposed to psychoactive cannabis per se intended for recreational use.…
30/06/2019
All about cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Romania. Prepared in association with Mușat & Asociații, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Romania, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? According to the national catalogue of medicines in Romania published by NAMMD, currently there are no cannabinoid medicinal products authorized for marketing in the country. By law, certain psychotropic substances extracted…
The low-down on the situation regarding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Panama. Prepared in association with AFRA, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Panama, available to purchase here for GBP 75. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoids are substances subject to national control for medical or scientific use. 2. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over Cannabinoid Drugs? The regulatory authority is the…
29/06/2019
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Mexico – a comprehensive legal overview. Prepared in association with Olivares, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Mexico, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? The use of cannabis has been authorized for medicinal use, including investigational activities and granting marketing authorizations for medicines for which the active ingredient is THC. On January 12,…
Cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Luxembourg – a comprehensive legal overview. Prepared in association with Wildgen, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Luxembourg, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? The use of recreational cannabis is prohibited according to the law of 19 February 1973 concerning the sale of medicinal substances and the fight against drug addiction as amended. The use…
The low-down on the situation regarding cannabinoid drugs, medical cannabis and opioids in Indonesia. Prepared in association with ABNR, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Indonesia, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? There is no definition of “Cannabinoid” under the Indonesian law. In general, under Law No. 35 of 2009 on Narcotics (“Narcotics Law”), all substances which are categorized under Class 1 Narcotics…
27/06/2019
All legal aspects surrounding cannabinoid drugs, medical cannabis and opioids in Croatia. Prepared in association with Danijel Pribanić, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Croatia, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabinoid Drugs are authorized only in the form of Medicinal Cannabis. 2. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over Cannabinoid Drugs? Office for Suppression of Drug…
26/06/2019
The legal framework for cannabinoid drugs, medical cannabis and opioids in Chile. Prepared in association with Carey, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Chile, available to purchase here for GBP 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? So far, only pharmaceutical products containing an extract of flowers and leafs of cannabis sativa (Sativex solución para pulverización bucal) have been approved for sanitary registration (marketing authorization) by…
14/05/2019
Lawyer Ira Perić Ostojić highlights recent regulatory updates in Croatia, where the legal status of cultivating and producing cannabis for medical purposes has been liberalised. On 25 April 2019 the Amendments to the Act on Combating Drugs Abuse entered into force in Croatia, which liberalizes the cultivation and production of low THC cannabis for medicinal purposes. With the new law going into effect, companies which have a manufacturing authorization for drugs or active substances from the Croatian Agency for…
24/04/2019
In the light of several recent regulatory updates to Canada’s cannabis laws, lawyer Jean-Raphaël Champagne examines the potential for cannabis to be legalised for use in cosmetic products in Canada. One thing that Bill C-51 did not change was the relationship between cannabis substances and cosmetic products in Canada Cannabis legislation in Canada has come with its fair share of legislative amendments. Bill C-51 not only enacted the Cannabis Act; it also introduced a number of amendments and transitional…
10/04/2019
Peter Homberg of Dentons Germany examines the regulatory status quo around the free sale of products containing cannabidiol (CBD) across Europe. Although deregulation efforts are underway, Homberg argues that the trade in these products is not as free and unregulated as it may initially seem. CBD products that are marketed in Gemany as pharmaceutical products must comply with the strict provisions of the Medicinal Products Act of Germany (Arzneimittelgesetz), as a CBD pharmaceutical product is categorized as a prescription…
15/02/2019
All legal aspects surrounding cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis & opioid drugs in Greece. Prepared in association with Calavros Law Firm, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Greece, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? By virtue of article 1 of recent Law 4523/2018, article 2A has been introduced to Law 4139/2013 on Narcotics, providing for the possibility to obtain exceptional authorization for the production,…
31/01/2019
An intro to the legal situation for medical cannabis, cannabinoid drugs and opioids in Ecuador. Prepared in association with Corral Rosales, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Ecuador, available to purchase here for GBP 75. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? On September 17, 2019, the Congress approved the production, commercialization, distribution, use and consumption of cannabis for medicinal or therapeutic uses in the country. lArt. 220 of…
28/01/2019
The legal framework for cannabinoid drugs, medical cannabis and opioids in Canada. Prepared in association with Fasken, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Canada, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Yes. Cannabinoids can be the active ingredient of a drug product in Canada, provided that such product meets applicable safety, effectiveness and quality requirements under the Food and Drugs Act and its regulations. This…
06/11/2018
Important legal questions related to cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in Uruguay. Prepared in association with FERRERE, a leading law firm in Uruguay, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Uruguay, available to purchase here for USD 99. Cannabinoid Drugs 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Yes. We understand Cannabinoid Drugs as psychoactive cannabis for recreational non-medical use, as opposed to Medicinal Cannabis (understood as cannabis used for pharmaceutical purposes), the regulatory framework of which is…
12/10/2018
Structured legal guide to cannabinoid drugs, medicinal cannabis and opioid drugs in South Africa. Prepared in association with Fasken, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: South Africa, available to purchase here for USD 99. CANNABINOID DRUGS 1. Are Cannabinoid Drugs authorized in your country? Cannabis use is illegal in most countries and until recently this included South Africa. In terms of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act (“the Drugs Act”) it is…
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